Feltham East
Hounslow 024 · 6 sub-areas · 14,486 residents
Hounslow 024 sits within the London Borough of Hounslow, home to around 14,500 people and positioned unusually close to central London for a suburban area. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,900 a month — above the UK average but moderate by London standards — and the public-transport connection to the nearest major employment hub takes under ten minutes.
Feltham East is a green, lower-density part of Hounslow — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters.
Overview
What's it like to live in Feltham East?
The area is unusually green for its density — 5 parks and 1 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 10 restaurants and 1 pubs in five minutes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £1,907 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Feltham East in Hounslow
Living in Feltham East
Hounslow 024 is a densely populated patch of west London that punches above its weight on connectivity. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 800 metres away — about a ten-minute walk — and the journey to a major employment hub clocks in at under ten minutes by public transport. For anyone whose job pulls them into central London regularly, that's a genuine selling point in a borough more often associated with arterial roads than fast rail.
The cost picture sits in a middle band for London. A two-bedroom flat runs around £1,900 a month, a one-bedroom closer to £1,550. That's well above the UK national median of around £1,200 for a two-bed, but noticeably below what equivalent space would cost in inner west London boroughs. Council tax (Band D) comes to around £2,186 a year — in line with most of the capital. The median home sale price of around £436,000 means a deposit takes roughly six years to save on a typical local salary, which is demanding but not unusual for London.
The neighbourhood skews fairly evenly across age groups — around a quarter of residents are under 18, another quarter are 18–34, and the rest spread across older cohorts. Owner-occupation at nearly 58% is relatively high for a London area, suggesting a settled, family-oriented population rather than the transient rental churn you see closer to Zone 1. Private renting accounts for just under a quarter of households, and there's a social housing presence of around 17%.
Practically, greenspace is close — the typical resident is within about 250 metres of the nearest park or green area, and nearly two in three residents are within walkable distance of greenspace. That's a meaningful quality-of-life factor in a dense suburban area. Just over 40% of residents drive to work, which reflects the outer-London pattern; around a quarter use public transport. Broadband coverage here is full gigabit across the area, with no properties falling below the universal service threshold. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on variation within the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Hounslow 024 a nice place to live?
- It's a solid outer-London option if connectivity matters to you. The rail link to a major employment hub takes under ten minutes, greenspace is close, and owner-occupation is high — suggesting an area with a settled community rather than constant churn. The trade-off is a crime rate above the national average and a below-average school quality picture within catchment distance.
- What is the rent in Hounslow 024?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,546 a month; a two-bedroom around £1,903; and a three-bedroom around £2,186. Rents rose about 2% over the past year. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices, so treat them as indicative rather than exact.
- Is Hounslow 024 safe?
- The recorded crime rate is around 119 per 1,000 residents annually, which is above the UK national rate of roughly 80. It's not among London's highest-crime areas, but it's above average. Rates vary street by street, so checking the Met Police's street-level crime data for specific addresses is worthwhile before deciding.
- What's the commute from Hounslow 024 to central London?
- By public transport, the nearest major employment hub is under ten minutes away — one of the faster outer-London connections. The nearest mainline rail station is about 800 metres away on foot. Around a quarter of residents commute by public transport; just over 40% drive.
- Who lives in Hounslow 024?
- A fairly balanced mix of age groups, with families well represented — around 21% of households are couples with children. Owner-occupation sits at nearly 58%, high for London, and almost half of residents were born outside the UK. It's one of the more ethnically diverse neighbourhoods in the borough.
- What schools are near Hounslow 024?
- There are 100 schools within 2 km, so access isn't the issue — quality is. Around 38% of schools within typical catchment distance are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, well below the national figure of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 1.7 km away.
- How much is council tax in Hounslow 024?
- Council tax for a Band D property runs to around £2,186 a year — roughly in line with the London average. Lower-banded properties will pay less; higher bands more. Check Hounslow Council's website for the exact current rates by band.